The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-16
Baseball Notes.

Jerry Sullivan has been appointed an Associa-
ton umpire.
At Champaign, ILL.,, yesterday, the Clippers de-
feated the Charlottesville Reds, IL to 3.
Burke the man who was considered failure
at Detroit. is now doing fair work for Oshkosh,
Wis.
The ST. Louis Browns say that they'd rather
play Detroit than Chicago for the worlds cham
pionship.
In Wood, Andrews and Foearty Philadelphia
has an invipclbls our-field, besides their worth
as batters.
After the fifth inning yesterday Philadelphia
got only hit off of Moffets delivery, and tn at
was of the phantom order.
Gardner shows good judgment in batting only
at balls which come over the plate. If he could
run bases like Brown he would make valuable
acquisition 60 the club.
1t is said that the reserve list of tie Pittsburg
club will be Norris Mccormick. Calvin, Carroll,
Miller. Whitney, Coleman, Barkiey, Kuehne,
Fields. Smith and Darymple.
Seery made admirable throw from left
field to the home plate yesterday after catching
Farrar's long fly. 1t cut off Mulvey from max
ing run, much to his surprise.
A Boston exchange is convinced that Boston
Feeds several more $40, 900 beauties to wiz the
pennant, and bowls for Brouthers, Thomson,
Bennett, Richardson, Getzein and Twitchell.
The Cincinnati Enquirer has offered gold
medal emolematic of the long-distance throwing
championship, to be contested for this fall.
confined to players of the American Association.
Farrell and Gilligan, of the washinptons. have
been fined for dissipation. Gilligan was mulct-
ed $2o. Farrells fine is not given out, but will
be severe one, as he has not reported for q
week
The chief run getters mp to Wednesday in each
Association club were: St. Louis, O'Neil Attn
letic. Poorman; Louisville, Browning; Nets
Radford Cincinnati, Fennelly; Baltimore, Grit
fin; Brooklyn. Pinckney; Cleveland Stricken.
With little more experience jackson will
make good bail-player. He tricked into
two strike-outs yesterday, however, by Casey's
down-shoot to the plate. Several of the balls he
attempted to hit struck the ground two feet in
front of him.
According to the Detroit Free Press Presi-
dents Spalding, Brush Nimck, Hewitt and
Stearns in favor of the percentage plan Of
dividing the receipts. Presidents Soden and
carry the measure through. and the whole thing
hinges on the action that will be taken by
President Day, Of the New York club.
The great showing Long John Reilly is max
ing at the bat now recalls to mind incident
which happened in St Louis last year. The
Cincnnatis mad been shut out to O, getting but
four hits of Foutz. The club had been losing
right along, and the players had become very
sore in consequences When in the elevator at
the hotel, Fred Lewis said to the boy: Take
us to the fourth floor and cut the rope"
Long John, who was sitting over in the corner,
raised MP and said: "Oh. that won't do any
good; we would not hit anything any how
St. Louis Post Despatch: The very latest
impression among the base ball managers In the
East is that there will be no alarming change
next year in the makeup of the League and the
American Association. Cleveland, the weakest
city In the latter organization. is doing quite
well and contemplates strengthening its team
for next seasons campaign and spending copsid-
cradle money. Indianapolis, the doubtful city
OF the League, expresses its determination to
stay, and no doubt will. The adoption of the
percentage system by the association has prac-
ticaly Get at rest the thousand and one rumors
OF impending changes published and republished